VIDEO:Lawyer who sought to stop Mark Too burial goes missing

Eldoret-based lawyer Simon Lilan has gone missing, days after attempting to stop the burial of former nominated MP Mark Too.

Mr Too was buried at his Maziwa Farm in Uasin Gishu County on Monday.

Mr Lilan’s elder brother John Talam has said the family had not seen him since Monday.

“I want to bring to the attention of the nation that my brother Simon Lilan, who is an advocate of the High Court, has been missing since Monday January 9, 2017,” said Mr Talam.

Addressing journalists in Eldoret Town, Mr Talam said his last encounter with the lawyer was in the town on Monday morning when he left him in his car.

“I was with him on Monday near the Eldoret fire [station]. He told me he wanted to go and look for some funds so that we [could] proceed to Ziwa for a political rally. Unfortunately, I waited until 4pm but he never came back,” said Mr Talam.

“My brother Lilan recently told me that some people have been calling him seeking a meeting with him and he had expressed [that his life was in danger].

“Now as a family we are worried [about] what might have happened to him because it is three days and we don’t know [of] his whereabouts,” said a frustrated Mr Talam.

He said he reported the matter to the Eldoret Police Station, where the case was recorded under Occurrence Book number 120/9/1/2017-2025 hours.

He said police had told him they would search for the lawyer.

“I have been trying to call him, all his colleagues have been trying to call him, even those who have been helping him in politics have been trying to call him but we have not been able to find him and this is a very big worry to us,” explained Mr Talam.